Frashër, Kosovo Explained

Frashër
Native Name:Svinjare
Native Name Lang:al
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kosovo
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Mitrovicë
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Mitrovicë
Elevation M:512
Population Total:567
Population As Of:2011
Utc Offset:+1
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:42.8511°N 20.8897°W

Frashër, or Svinjare, is a village in northern Kosovo, near Mitrovicë. It has 567 inhabitants, whom 561 are Albanians, 4 are Bosniaks, and two are unknown according to the 2011 census.[1]

During the March 2004 unrest in Kosovo, the village was razed by Kosovo Albanians, and the village became a ghost town.[2]

In 2014, an Industrial Park was built, which has an area of 48 hectares.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kosovo Ethnic Composition. 24 January 2024.
  2. Web site: ERPKIM Archive REUTERS: Serbs scared to return to devastated Kosovo town, February 20, 2005 . www.kosovo.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164648/http://kosovo.net/news/archive/2005/February_20/1.html . 2006-05-09.
  3. Web site: PARKU INDUSTRIALE NË MITROVICË. kiesa.rks-gov. sq. 24 January 2024.